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| Mitsubishi Four Wheel Drive Club of North America | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000 Utah Rally | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2000 Utah Rally | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Part 1: The San Rafael Swell (cont.) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Author: Ray Sala | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moab Utah: Valhalla for 4x4's, Mountain Bikes and Hikers (cont.) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| One of the most picturesque and hair raising trails is the infamous Moab Rim Trail. Four wheelers have driven this trail for years and it never seems to loose any of its combination of beauty, allure and danger. The trail essentially traverses up one of the canyon sides rising several hundred feet up from Moab. On a positive note, the views from the trail's vantage point are definitely spectacular as can be seen in the pictures, but the challenging parts are the heights and proximity of the canyon walls. |
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| Figure 13: One of many ledges we climbed that day. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Figure 12: This is the beginning of the Moab Rim Trail. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Figure 15: Did I mention that we certainly had a fair share of ledges to climb? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Figure 14: Tipping over was always a possibility, but with proper care, avoidable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Figure 16: Regardless of the danger, proper precautions and amazing views made the trip well worth the efforts. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Figure 16: It used to be that going downhill was easier than uphill. This trail proved that there were exceptions to this theory. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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